document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38747>Question 38747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L1 through (9,2) and (2,-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L2 through (-3,5) and (5,-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8/2 - 2/9= -10/-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/5 - 5/-3= -6/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this problem neither?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24244 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24244\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of each line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9,2) and (2,-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = (y - y)/(x - x) = (9 - 2)/(2 - (-8)) = 7/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of L1 is (7/10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3,5) and (5,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = (y - y)/(x - x) = ((-3) - 5)/(5 - (-1)) = (-8)/(6) = (-4/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the lines are not parallel or perpendicular, so the answer is neither. </SPAN>\n" );
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